Ensuring Broadband Ireland - TIF

Ensuring Broadband Ireland
Telecommunications And Internet Federation
Report and Recommendations
February 2006
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Ensuring Broadband Ireland
Telecommunications And Internet Federation
Report and Recommendations
February 2006
Aims of the Telecommunications and Internet Federation
The Telecommunications and Internet Federation (TIF) is the representative body for the
electronic communications industry in Ireland. The Federation informs policymakers; namely the
Government, the EU and the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), of the
industry's needs in respect of telecommunications and Internet policies including fixed, mobile,
wireless and satellite, cable, applications, Internet service provision and technology research
developments. IBEC's Telecommunications and Internet Federation (TIF) oversees:
• The advocacy of the long-term interests of participants in the electronic communications
industry in Ireland
• The publication and promotion of policy recommendations reflecting the views of operators
and users in relation to telecommunications and internet matters
• The provision of a forum for discussion on relevant issues amongst network operators,
telecommunications users, internet service providers, application service providers and
other communities of interest
The primary remit of TIF is the development of telecoms policy; in particular, TIF looks to
formulate joint industry positions on Government policy in the area of telecommunications as
well as in the broader field of ICT. This document, aimed at Government and the State agencies,
seeks to articulate industry’s viewpoint on the development and implementation of broadband
strategy. Development of and effective broadband strategy will require the ongoing and active
engagement of operators and relevant stakeholders.
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Bridging the gap
The Government’s broadband action plan as detailed in March 2002 in New Connections: A
strategy to realise the potential of the Information Society lists the following two key objectives
for broadband supply in Ireland
• Making open-access, affordable, always-on broadband infrastructure and services for
businesses and citizens available throughout the State within the next three years
• Broadband speeds of 5Mbits/s to the home and substantially higher for business users as
the minimum standard within 10-15 years
In line with these objectives, the Government has invested approximately G85 million in
telecommunications infrastructure over the past three years. This funding has gone into the
Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN) programme and the Group Broadband Scheme as well as
into a number of public sector initiatives such as ESB Telecoms and Aurora Telecoms.
The private sector has been investing in recent years at a rate of G600 million per year, which
corresponds to 15% of annual revenue; this is broadly in line with international experience.
However, authoritative studies have suggested that significant investment will be required in
order to achieve the objectives mentioned above ie 100% coverage at speeds of 5 Mbits/ to all
homes and businesses . TIF estimates that based on the Ovum1 study and allowing for investment
in telecoms infrastructure since 2003, an investmen of G5 billion is required to achieve
Broadband access to all homes and businesses in Ireland. While TIF accepts that availability and
penetration rates envisaged in the Government objectives, as set out above, are desirable for
Ireland in a strategic sense, cognisance must also be taken of the market realities for commercial
companies when setting targets for ubiquitous high bandwidth broadband access.
In order to accelerate the provision of broadband services in Ireland by Other Authorised
Operators (OAOs), and to help to grow both the wholesale and retail markets for broadband, the
ongoing development of Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) processes and products are currently
under discussion at an industry forum established by ComReg. TIF fully endorses this form of
cooperative discussion and for its own part has established a TIF Broadband Task Force which will
seek consensus, amongst those operators with network infrastructure, to increase the take up of
Broadband in Ireland. It is expected that the Broadband Task Force will publish its
recommendations by mid 2006.
TIF feels that the optimum way to achieve the above objectives is to leverage the considerable
support of Government in a co-operative arrangement with industry. Such engagement between
government and operators would ensure that investment plans can be aligned with whatever
supports as may be available from the Government.
By working together in a constructive manner, TIF believes that we can aspire to have in place
over the medium-term a world-class nationwide broadband infrastructure, one that will enable
the take up of high class Broadband Services by the vast majority of consumers and businesses.
This will involve a number of different platforms, players and technologies and will enable
customers, both business and residential, to avail of a whole array of advanced communications
services on a nationwide basis. Such an outcome is in the interests of all stakeholders and will
contribute significantly both to national competitiveness and to sustainable regional
development.
The principal objective of this report and the recommendations set out below is to facilitate
Government and Industry in working together to maximise broadband supply and take-up in
Ireland in the interest of the country’s greater economic success.
1 OVUM report ODTR 02/79
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Summary of recommendations
• TIF calls on the Government and the wider telecoms industry to work closer together to
bridge the gap estimated at G5 billion to fund ubiquitous broadband access and to ensure
Broadband in Ireland becomes a reality. It believes that the guiding principle for future
initiatives should be that of open co-operation between relevant stakeholders such as
the Government, state agencies, industry and consumer bodies with definitive time based
goals.
• TIF considers that investment in peripheral rural telecom infrastructure will, over the
medium-term, deliver the kind of nationwide broadband platform the country needs from a
competitiveness perspective and which will allow the delivery of advanced services to all
customers. Tif endorses the continuation of successful government programs and private
investment in order to bridge the disparities in essential service availability between urban
and rural customers.
• Government action is required to recognize Broadband as an essential utility and give it
similar status as other national utilities to ensure that local authorities facilitate Telecom
Operators in deploying infrastructure. TIF believes that there are significant impediments in
the planning and infrastructure process as policy and operational responsibility is dispersed
between various Government Departments and Local Authorities. TIF believes that a
streamlined transparent and objective planning process should be implemented to address
these issues on a nationwide basis.
• The Government should ensure that policy for ComReg provides for a regulatory regime
that should be fully aligned with the accelerated rollout of advanced Broadband services
with the stimulation of network infrastructure investment and increased competition being
identified as major objectives.
• TIF recommends that the Government and Industry jointly formulate and implement, an
effective market development plan to ensure ongoing investment in telecoms
infrastructure and services. Such a plan should include the development and marketing of
broadband applications through initiatives such as e-government, e-commerce, digital
content, and e-learning. This should be done in parallel with infrastructure rollout to create
the environment for ongoing investment in broadband supply.
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Recommendation 1
TIF calls on the Government and the wider telecoms industry to work closer together to bridge
the gap estimated at G5 billion to fund ubiquitous broadband access and to ensure Broadband
in Ireland becomes a reality. It believes that the guiding principle for future initiatives should be
that of open co-operation between relevant stakeholders such as the Government, state
agencies, industry and consumer bodies with definitive time based goals.
As stated previously, both the Government and industry are anxious to ensure widespread usage
of broadband in Ireland and TIF feels that the best way of achieving this is to avail of the
considerable support of the Government in a co-operative arrangement with industry. Such an
engagement will ensure that investment plans can be aligned with whatever supports that may
be available from the Government.
One of the main elements of such a partnership would be an updated and definitive policy
outlining a broadband strategy over the short, medium and long term. The Government, industry
and relevant agencies need to set out a strategic roadmap giving a clear, definitive vision for
‘Broadband Ireland’.
Government / industry co-operation is essential
TIF believes that the Government and the wider telecoms industry must work together to ensure
Broadband in Ireland becomes a reality. It believes the guiding principle for future initiatives
should be that of open co-operation between relevant stakeholders including the Government,
state agencies, industry and relevant consumer bodies.
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Recommendation 2
TIF considers that investment in peripheral rural telecom infrastructure will, over the mediumterm, deliver the kind of nationwide broadband platform the country needs from a
competitiveness perspective and which will allow the delivery of advanced services to all
customers. Tif endorses the continuation of successful government programs and private
investment in order to bridge the disparities in essential service availability between urban and
rural customers.
TIF endorses the Government’s objectives of promoting an information society for all, based on
balanced regional development. However, it is clear that in some of the more remote parts of the
country, the economics of broadband deployment are so challenging that the market will
probably not deliver to 100% of the population in the near future without some form of public
sector support. Commercial companies have a responsibility to their shareholders and as such,
cannot be expected to carry the cost of installing broadband in isolated rural areas where they
may not see an adequate return on such risky investment.
Industry rollout plans for Ireland suggest 90% line coverage in the current planning horizon. A
high level of Government/industry engagement will be required in order to provide innovative
solutions for rollout to the final 10%. TIF notes the significant investment in broadband networks
being made by a number of market players using fixed, cable, wireless and mobile technologies.
TIF believes that this investment, allied to specific government investment in peripheral rural
telecom infrastructure will, over the medium-term, deliver the kind of nationwide broadband
platform the country needs from a competitiveness perspective and which will allow the delivery
of advanced services to all customers.
TIF welcomes the Government’s continued support for the development of the broadband
market and strongly believes that cooperation between Government and operators of this kind is
most appropriate going forward.
TIF recommends the benchmarking of Irish initiatives in this area against international best
performance in terms of data speeds, nationwide coverage, quality of service and price. Also of
interest would be the use of wireless and satellite technologies in isolated rural areas of the
country.
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Recommendation 3
Government action is required to recognize Broadband as an essential utility and give it similar
status as other national utilities to ensure that local authorities facilitate Telecom Operators in
deploying infrastructure. TIF believes that there are significant impediments in the planning and
infrastructure process as policy and operational responsibility is dispersed between various
Government Departments and Local Authorities. TIF believes that a streamlined transparent and
objective planning process should be implemented to address these issues on a nationwide
basis.
Under the 2002 Authorisation Directive, operators can apply for rights to install facilities and to
have such applications treated by the relevant authority in an objective, non-discriminatory way.
At present, industry feels that there are significant impediments in the planning and
infrastructure process in Ireland. These include the following:
• Policy and operational responsibility is dispersed between various Government
departments and public bodies
• There is no standard schedule of charges or procedures. This has resulted in the setting of
arbitrary fees with no supporting data
• There is no consistent approach among authorities to seeking of bonds, which are levied on
telecommunications operators in order to ensure that imposed conditions are complied
with. Some authorities seek no bonds whereas others seek very substantial ones, more than
doubling the initial funding requirement in some cases. In many cases the bonds are not
released for a number of years, further increasing the funding requirements
• Substantial cash deposits are sought by some authorities; in some cases up to 2 years before
road-opening consent is granted and then not released for a further number of years
• There is no consistent, nation-wide approach to the adoption of planning guidelines, or to
the treatment of planning applications for the locating of transmitters for radio-based
broadband technologies
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Sub-recommendations:
• Nationwide broadband access is a national priority: then national telecommunications
network should be classified as an ’essential facility’ and given similar status to other
national utilities (eg electricity network)
• A consistent approach is needed from local authorities. Currently individual authorities are
establishing norms that are punitive on the industry and de-prioritise telecommunications
• Any charges to be imposed under the relevant legislation should be proportionate,
reasonable, transparent, non-discriminatory and consistent
• The Minister for the Environment and Local Government could use existing legislative
powers (specifically Section 56 (subsections 2 and 3) of the Communications Regulation
Act 2002) to ensure that all conditions and charges imposed by road authorities
are based on standard, reasonable and transparent criteria
• Bonds tie up scarce capital and as such discourage investment. If local authorities require
equitable security in respect of possible damages to the environment or other
infrastructure, there are a range of possible solutions that would be fair to both sides
including the use of roll over bonds (where a deposit passes along from stage to stage in a
project) and the use of escrow accounts whereby a local authority can only claim where
there is proven failure to comply with licence terms. The local authorities should be directed
by regulations if necessary, to desist from seeking such bonds or cash deposits. Alternatively,
a reasonable charging mechanism should be specified by some central authority
• Authorities should be guided by Department of the Environment guidelines on planning
when drafting development plans and considering planning applications
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Recommendation 4
Increasing competition
Promoting competition is one of the key objectives of the EU regulatory framework for electronic
communications. Competition in the broadband market should drive investment, generate
innovation and lower prices. ComReg has a key role to play in this regard, indeed, promoting
competition is listed as one of the three primary objectives for National Regulatory Authorities
under the new framework. TIF also recognises that enabling competition is an essential
mechanism to accelerate the market for broadband services and encourage telecoms operators
to continue to invest in Ireland.
Stimulating infrastructure investment
Investment in infrastructure is a function of confidence and stability, both of which are largely
affected by the regulatory environment. Where applicable and appropriate under the EU
regulatory Framework directives, Ireland’s regulatory regime should be tailored to ensure
incentives exist for both new entrants and existing operators to provide broadband services.
Elements of such a regime would include:
1. Provisions which enable the sector to develop a range of access infrastructures
which promote the growth of electronic communications and e-commerce
2. The ongoing enhancement of wholesale access products in order to maximise the
take up of broadband services from all operators
3. A transparent and agreed approach, based on best practice, to rate of return
provisions at a level reflecting Irish market conditions
4. Provisions ensuring scope for innovation eg new services and/or networks should
be exempt from ex-ante regulation. In particular, ex-ante regulation should be
focused only on non-replicable facilities and general competition law should be
the primary source of regulation
5. Use of appropriate regulation at the wholesale level that allows a degree of
certainty within which operators could compete effectively through pricing and
service innovation. Specifically, operators should have full retail price flexibility
for new broadband services
6. Mechanisms to recoup the cost of regulation should be based on a transparent
process that ensures levies provide only for necessary costs. Levy surpluses should
not be allowed act as secondary taxation on operators
TIF urges the Government to fully support the regulator in this regard.
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Recommendation 5
TIF recommends that Government and Industry jointly formulate and implement, an effective
market development plan to ensure ongoing investment in telecoms infrastructure and services.
Such a plan should include the development and marketing of broadband applications through
initiatives such as e-government, e-commerce, digital content, and e-learning. This should be
done in parallel with infrastructure rollout to create the environment for ongoing investment in
broadband supply.
TIF believes that the medium-term aim of having a world-class broadband infrastructure needs
to be matched with a vision for the kind of service experience that broadband customers should
enjoy. In line with developing international trends, TIF envisions a market where far higher data
speeds than are currently available become the norm, and that advanced broadband services will
be provided over a number of different networks, deploying a range of technologies. As an
example of this vision, TIF believes that SMEs would, in time, see a 10 Mb/s connection as merely
an entry- level product, with affordable higher bandwidth services also readily available.
Ongoing private sector investment in broadband will require parallel market development
initiatives to ensure an adequate return on investment.
TIF recommends that Government and industry jointly formulate, and implement, an effective
market development plan to ensure this ongoing investment. Such a plan should include the
ongoing development and marketing of broadband applications through initiatives such as:
• e-Government
TIF welcomes the continued acceleration of the implementation of online government
services. Such services act as significant demand stimulants for broadband take-up in both
the residential and SME markets. Furthermore, such services have the capability to ensure
greater engagement with citizens, higher productivity in terms of reduced costs, more
efficient administrative procedures, delivery of higher quality services and provision of
better policy outcomes
• e-Commerce
Marketing and communications by service providers should continue to emphasise and
promote the benefits of broadband improving the processes and efficiency of businesses, as
well as providing access to new online markets. Furthermore, the benefits to the consumer
of conducting business online should be communicated
• Digital content
Getting compelling content online is the key to convincing consumers that broadband
access is worth the price. Music, movies and gaming are still the most popular forms of
content downloaded and remain significant drivers for broadband take-up. Examples of
initiatives that have been used among the leaders in broadband to drive other forms of
content creation include:
• The funding of a national online library
• The creation of a national online digital art and science museum
• Tax incentives for creation of other forms of digital content
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• Online learning
Funding the development of online learning tools will help to increase demand for
broadband access in the home
• Use of wifi hotspots as a sampler for broadband
Continued rollout of wireless internet hotspots in public areas such as restaurants, coffee
shops, libraries etc, as well as in open areas, is desirable and will act as a sampler for
broadband use which will encourage take up amongst residential and business users. A
number of operators have stated their intention to increase rollout of hotspots around the
country for this reason. TIF supports this approach
Low level of broadband access devices amongst Irish population
At present the primary access device for broadband services is the personal computer. As can be
seen from the graph below, it is generally accepted that there is a direct correlation between PC
penetration levels and internet penetration levels. Indeed, international experience shows us that
countries with high PC penetration are generally amongst the leaders in terms of internet and in
particular, broadband take up
PC penetration in the Irish population currently stands at 48%, which is notably lower than the
EU average of 56%.This has a significant effect on the potential market for broadband services
PC and Internet Penetration in Ireland (% Population)
50%
46.2%
45%
42.2%
41.8%
38.2%
40%
33.5%
35%
32.8%
32.5%
30%
25%
20%
20.5%
18.6%
15%
10%
5%
5%
0%
1998
2000
2002
PC Penetration
2003
2004
Internet Penetration
(Source: ComReg quarterly report June 2005)
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One possible initiative to address the issue of low PC penetration would be the introduction of
tax incentive schemes to encourage PC purchase. One tax incentive scheme, which has been
employed with great success, notably in Sweden and in the UK, is that of Employee Purchase
Programmes (EPPs) for computers. These enable citizens to purchase home PC’s through their
companies at a discounted rate or tax free.
The Swedish Government first introduced EPP under computer legislation in 1998. Under the
legislation, the provision of home PCs was made non taxable under the conditions that the
company itself must either own or lease the computers and that these computers must be made
available to the entire permanent staff in the workplace. As a result, Sweden’s PC penetration
increased dramatically, up to 82% in 2004.
In the UK, under the Home Computing Initiative launched in 2003, employees can be offered PC
packages with more than 50% discount compared to the equivalent retail price. The scheme
involves a salary sacrifice based payment over 18-36 months, including a full income tax
protection and exemption from VAT. This scheme resulted in computer take-up by 200,000
citizens within its first ten months.
It should also be borne in mind that subscribers are no longer restricted to accessing the Internet
through a desktop PC but rather are using their broadband connection with an ever-increasing
range of electronic consumer devices to access the Internet. These include pocket PCs, PDA’s, 3G
mobile handsets with integrated WiFi, digital cameras with WiFi capability, VoIP telephone
handsets, gaming devices such as Xbox 360, Playstation or the more recent handheld gaming
device, the Playstation Portable or PSP. The bundling of broadband with such access devices
would act as a significant driver for take up of the service.
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Appendix I - Take-up Statistics
Figure 1- EU Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants by technology June ’05.
Source: ComReg quarterly report December 2005
25.0
20.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
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Greece
Slovak Republic
Czech Republic
Poland
IRELAND
Hungary
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Germany
Australia
Luxembourg
Austria
France
United Kingdom
Sweden
Belgium
Finland
Denmark
0.0
Netherlands
Number of subscribers per 100 population
EU Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants by technology June '05 (OECD)
Figure 2- World Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants by technology Q2 ’05.
Source: Benchmarking Ireland’s Broadband Performance-Forfas, November 2005
Netherlands
Denmark
Netherlands
Canada
Japan
Norway
Taiwan
Finland
Belgium
Sweden
France
UK
US
Estonia
Austria
Luxembourg
Malta
Italy
DSL
Spain
Cable
Portugal
FWA
Germany
FTTH
Slovenia
Lithuania
Hungary
IRELAND
Poland
China
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Latvia
Slovakia
Greece
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Take-Up per 100 population - 2nd Qt 2005
13
25%
30%
Figure 3- Broadband take-up by SMEs.
Source: Benchmarking Ireland’s Broadband Performance-Forfas, November 2005
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Appendix 2 - Pricing Statistics
Figure 4- World Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants by technology Q2 ’05.
Source: Benchmarking Ireland’s Broadband Performance-Forfas, November 2005
35
30
25
Luxembourg (12) 192/2048
Spain (14) 256/1024
Luxembourg (12) 192/2048
Spain (14) 256/1024
Austria (13) 384/2048
EU Average
IRELAND (10) 128/2048
Belgium (9) 192/3008
Portugal (7) 258/4096
United Kingdom (6) 256/2048
Italy (5) 258/4098
Germany (3)
Denmark (8)
0.0
Finland (11)
5
Netherlands (4) 1024/8000
256/6016
1020/2048
1024/8000
800/6000
10
Sweden (2)
15
256/8000
20
France (1)
Minimum Monthly Cost per 1Mbits/s USS/PPP
ADSL Lowest Monthly Normalised Results (VAT Inc) - Nov '05
40
Source Teligen
NB Greece has not been included in the graph. Price of comparable product is 903.45 for 256/1024 product
The numbers in brackets represent each Member State’s respective rankings as at August 2005
Figure 5- EU Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants by technology June ’05.
Source: ComReg quarterly report December 2005
35
30
25
Source Teligen
The numbers in brackets represent each Member State’s respective rankings as at August 2005
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Austria (13) 384/2048
EU Average
IRELAND (10) 128/2048
Belgium (9) 192/3008
Portugal (7) 258/4096
256/6016
Germany (3)
United Kingdom (6) 256/2048
1020/2048
Denmark (8)
0.0
Italy (5) 258/4098
1024/8000
Finland (11)
5
Netherlands (4) 1024/8000
800/6000
10
Sweden (2)
15
256/8000
20
France (1)
Minimum Monthly Cost per 1Mbits/s USS/PPP
ADSL Lowest Monthly Normalised Results (VAT Inc) - Nov '05
40
Figure 6- Entry level DSL – 1Mbit/s amortised monthly cost
Source: Benchmarking Ireland’s Broadband Performance-Forfas, November 2005
Source Norcontel, Poin Topic
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Figure 7- Amortised cost of Business 2Mbit/s DSL
Source: Benchmarking Ireland’s Broadband Performance-Forfas, November 2005
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Appendix 3 - Coverage Statistics
Figure 8- DSL Coverage per 100 population- 2004
Source: Benchmarking Ireland’s Broadband Performance-Forfas, November 2005
Source European Commission
Figure 9- DSL availability by population:national vs. rural, January 2005
Source: Benchmarking Ireland’s Broadband Performance-Forfas, November 2005
Source European Commission
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Appendix 4 - Local Loop Unbundling Statistics
Figure 10- Local Loop Unbundling in the EU-25, Q2 2005
Source: Benchmarking Ireland’s Broadband Performance-Forfas, November 2005
Source ECTA
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Telecommunications And Internet Federation
List of Members
Chairman
George Young – Commergy Ltd.
Vice Chairman
Gerry Fahy –Vodafone Ireland
Members
A C T Venture Capital
Alcatel Ireland Ltd
Anner Media Group
Aurora Telecom Limited
BT Ireland
Cable & Wireless Services (Ireland) Ltd
Liberty Global (Chorus/NTL)
Coillte Teo
Colt Telecom Ireland Ltd
Commergy Ltd
Conduit Plc
D C C Management Services Limited
Data Electronics Group Ltd
Digiweb Ltd
Dublin City University
E D S Ireland Limited
e net
Eircom
Electricity Supply Board
Fujitsu Services Limited
Glanbia Ingredients Ltd
Global Voice
Green Isle Foods Ltd
HEAnet Ltd
Hutchison 3G Ireland Limited
Icarus
Interfusion Networks
Irish Broadband Internet Services Ltd
Irish Life Assurance plc
Dan Maher
Kevin O'Callaghan
Andy Ruane
Sean O'Donnell
Michael Maloney, Gary Cobain, John O’Dwyer,
Justin Verrecchia
Noreen O'Hare, Kevin Relihan, Michael Vivian
Shane O’Neill
Dermot O'Brien
Gary Keogh
George Young
Liam Young, Denis Creighton
Donal Murphy
Maurice Mortell, Shay Walsh
Colm Piercy, John Quinn
Paschal Preston
Paschal Naylor, Paul Sills, Michael Wosser
Michael Tiernan, George McGrath, Tom Savage, John Lawlor,
Phil Nolan, David McRedmond, Pat Galvin, Fintan Lawler
Michael Fox, Niall Hogan, Deborah Meghen
George Nagle
Nickey Brennan
Noel Meaney, Barry Nolan, Gerry Murray, Dianne Hodnett
Richard O'Connell
John Boland, Eoin Kenny,
Robert Finnegan, John Naughton, Baljit Bamrah,
Rory Maguire
Stephen Tracey
Derek Daly
Paul Doody, Niall Parkinson
Martin Farrely
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L M Ericsson Ltd
Logica CMG
Lucent Technology International Sales
Magnet Networks
Marconi Communications
Mason Communications Ireland Ltd
MCI
Meteor Mobile Communications
John Hennessy, Michael Gallagher
Janet Turner, Sara Seaton, Adrian Kelly
Michael Devane
Ingvar Gardarsson, Bart Bonsall, Liam O'Halloran
Christopher Legg
Padraig Coakley
Eamonn Walsh, Ronan Lupton, Marc VanDenBergh
Robert Haulbrook, Andrew Kelly, Jackie VanDenBergh,
Gareth Davies
National Institute of Technology Management
Ian Cahill, Breffni Tomlin
Nortel Networks Ireland Ltd
Mike Conroy
O2 Communications Ireland Limited Danuta Gray, Paul Whelan, Robert Mourik, Helen Martin,
Majella Fitzpatrick, Gerard Woods
Oracle Corporation
Nicky Sheridan
Radio Telefis Eireann
Cathal Goan, Dermot Horan, Patricia Galvin
S A P SSC Ireland Ltd
Liam Ryan
Siemens Ltd
Ger O'Byrne
Sky Television
Delia Bushell, Mark Deering
Supplierforce Ltd
Declan Kearney
Tesco Ireland Ltd
Damian Harte
TG4
Pol O Gallchoir, Padhraic O Ciardha, Neil Keaveney
The Carphone Warehouse Ltd
Stephen Mackarel
The Digital Hub
Philip Flynn
TV3 Television Network Ltd
Rick Hetherington, David McMunn, Peter Ennis
Tyndall National Institute
Alastair Glass, Cormac Harrington
Udaras na Gaeltachta
John Glynn
Ulster Television Plc
Alan Bremner
University College Dublin
Tom Brazil
Valista Ltd
Raomal Perera
Vodafone Ireland Plc
Teresa Elder, Gerry Fahy, Eileen Maher, Michael Maher,
David Humphreys, Cara Twohig
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Telecommunications And Internet Federation
TIF Secretariat
Tommy McCabe (Director)
Michael Forde (Executive)
Carolyn Doumeni (Personal Assistant)
IBEC’s Telecommunications and Internet Federation comprises 6 Industry Groups.
Wired
Chair: Mike Maloney, Chief Operations Officer, BT Ireland
Mobile
Chair: Andrew Kelly, Director of Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, Meteor Mobile Communications
Regulatory Affairs
Chair: Helen Martin, Regulatory Process Manager, O2 Ireland
Vice Chair : Pat Galvin, Head of Public Polciy ,Eircom
Cable and Broadcasting
Chair: Dermot Horan, Director of Broadcasting and Acquisitions, RTE
Vice Chair: Mark Deering, Director, Sky Ireland
Outsourcing Services
Chair: Maurice Mortell, Managing Director, Data Electronics Group
Vice Chair: Tom Carson, Managing Director, BT Networked IT Services
Fixed Wireless and Satellite
Chair: Gary Keogh, CEO, Colt Telecom Ireland
Vice Chair: Ruari Jennings, Commercial Manager, Irish Broadband
TIF Broadband Task Force
Chair: David McRedmond, Commercial Director, Eircom
Vice Chair: Mike Maloney, Chief Operations Officer, BT Ireland
The Telecommunications and Internet Federation also has the following affiliates:
Irish Cellular Industry Association
Chair: Jackie Van Den Bergh, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Meteor Mobile Communications
Vice Chair: John Naughten: Hutchison 3G Ireland Limited
Mobile Messaging Forum
Chair: Eamon Hession, Managing Director, Púca Technologies
Vice Chair: Paul Coyle, Director, Eirborne
Irish Telecommunications Security & Fraud Forum
Chair: Michael Clifford, Risk and Security Manager,Vodafone Ireland
Hon/Secretary: Patricia Ryan, Liaison Officer, O2 Ireland
Hon/Treasurer: Tom Ryan, Security Manager Networks, Eircom
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